In the same space where the city of Oakland welcomed public pot-smoking this summer…last night, Oakland Police attacked more than 1,000 peaceful protestors with a barrage of tear gas, concussion grenades, rubber bullets, swinging batons, and contempt. Brutalizing the people not only fighting for their rights, but for all our rights! Weapons were aimed and fired at people as they tried to help the injured or who had stumbled and were being helped to safety.
Early yesterday more than 500 police in riot gear from cities all over central California brutally attacked the Occupy Oakland encampment at 14th & Broadway, the HEART of OAKSTERDAM, with flash grenades, tear gas, and rubber bullets after moving in with armored vehicles. Police established barricades around the perimeter and disallowed media while more than 70 people were arrested while the camp was destroyed and gear was stolen by police. But, down in LA, a few weeks back their mayor supported the Occupy LA protesters not only by allowing them to camp out on soft grass near city hall rather than the sidewalk. Mayor Antonio Villaraigos even handed out ponchos on a rainy day. That’s quite a contrast to how things were handled in Oakland last night by our mayor.
According to their website, Occupy Oakland will reconvene every day at 6pm at 14th & Broadway until the camp is reestablished.
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hahaha....they threw the gas, i waited right there at the corner. i had just bought a nickel bag off a brother, so after all the gas cleared and the people had run off, i walked my bike up to the grass and sat down with a few other folks. we rolled a joint, were about to smoke it but the helicopter strobed us out and we went across the street behind the media vans to smoke. it rocked. i laughed the whole time, like, dude, you panic, you go to jail. never follow the crowd. stay calm. we were FINE. :)